BIOGRAPHYMarino Pliakas (*1964)Guitars and Basses Greek and Swiss citizen, lives in Zurich/Switzerland. Studies in classical guitar at the Zurich Conservatory and history at the University of Zurich. Concert tours throughout Europe (Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Norway, Spain, Portugal, UK, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia/Montenegro, Croatia, Makedonia, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Turkey) Egypt, China, South Africa, Mozambique and Northern America (USA, CAN) as guitar and bass (upright and electr.) player in the fields of New Music, Freejazz/ Improvisation, Avant-Rock. Plays and played besides Steamboat Switzerland, Broetzmann-Pliakas-Wertmueller and KK.Null-Pliakas-Wertmueller with Die Firma (improvising string quartet), Stephan Wittwer (SLUDGE 2000/3000 and Wittwer-Pliakas-Wertmueller, Mösiöblö, Caspar Broetzmann, Peter Broetzmann, John Cale, Nels Cline, Gene Coleman, Holger Czukay, Jacques Demierre, Robert Dick, David Dramm, eRikm, Terry and Andy Ex, Flea, Nick Franglen, Marian Gold, KK.Null, Jaki Liebezeit, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Phil Minton, Steve Noble, Norbert Moeslang, Larry Polansky, Josh Pollock, Jim O'Rourke, Ken Vandermark, Trevor Watts, Michael Wertmueller, Kenny Wollesen, Alan Wilkinson and many others. Extra member of various avant-guard ensembles. Various Swiss awards and commissions. Politico-cultural activities (1998-2003 president of ISCM Zurich etc.). Choice of festivals and tours: London (UK): Patti Smith's Meltdown Festival 2005 Vancouver (CAN): International Jazzfestival Victoriaville (CAN): Festival Musique Actuelle 2006 Victoria (CAN): Open Space Festival Alexandria (EGT): The Independent Music Festival 2006 Bologna (ITA): Angelica Festival 2006 Lisbon (POR): Jazzfestival ForU 2006 Seattle (USA): Earshot Jazz Festival Winnipeg (CAN) Send+Receive Festival Grahamstown (RSA): Indaba New Music Festival 2006 St.Petersburg (RUS): SKIF6 and 7 Festival St.Petersburg (RUS): Aposition Festival 2006 Moscow (RUS): Long Arms Festival 2 and 3 Oslo (N): Ultima Festival Budapest (H): X-Peripheria festival Belgrad (SCG): RingRing Festival Kaunas (LIT): Kaunas jazz festival Moers (GER): MOERS Festivals 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Donaueschingen (GER): Donaueschinger Musiktage 2006 Berlin (GER): Interface Festival 2006 Berlin (GER): MaerzMusik Festival 2007 Augsburg (GER): Mozartfestival 2006 Bochum (GER): Open Systems Festival Koeln (GER): Nozart Festival 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Koeln (GER): Triennale Bingen (GER): Jazzfestival 200 Ruesselsheim (GER): Jazz Power festival Ulrichsberg (A): Kaleidophon Dornbirn (A): Profiles Festival Krakow (POL): AUDIOART, Int. Festival of Contemporary Music 2002 and 2005 Krakow (POL): Autumn Jazz Festival 2006 Wroclaw (POL): Rura Jazz Festival 2006 Brno (CZ): International Music Festival 2006 Gent (B)/Essen (GER)/s'Hertogenbosch (NL): Novembermusic 2000 and 2003 Eindhoven (NL): DisTronic Festival Utrecht (NL): Rumor-Festival Amsterdam (NL): Gaudeamus Festival Den Haag (NL): Thunderclaps Festival Utrecht (NL)/Enschede (NL): cross-linX 5 Brussels (B): DOMINO Festival Barcelona (E): LEM-Festival, L'Espai Pau (F): Beta Project Festival 2006 Paris (F): Festival au Centre Culturel Suisse Paris (F): Festival Sonic Protest 2006 Mulhouse (F): Festival de Jazz Bern (CH): Taktlos02 Festival Zurich (CH): Tage f№r Neue Musik Duedingen (CH): Kilbi Bad Bonn Winterthur (CH): Internationale Musikfestwochen Biel (CH): Ear We Are Schaffhausen (CH): Jazz-Festival St.Moritz (CH): Fest der Künste Poschiavo (CH): UNCOOL2005 etc. Tours: USA/CAN 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006 China 2004 Balkans (H, SLO, SM, MK, HR) 2003 and 2005 Russia/Georgia 2005 Scandinavia 2005 South Africa 2006 Various tours throughout Europe (CH, F, NL, B, D, A, N, E, POR, UK, H, CZ, SK, SLO, SM, HR, MK, PL, RUS, LIT, TR, GEO) and Egypt More informations on http://www.marinopliakas.com Discography: BROETZMANN-PLIAKAS-WERTMUELLER - "Full Blast" (CD, Jazzwerkstatt jw001, 2006, ITM/fmp publish.) STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "Wertmueller" (CD, GROB 655, 2005) STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND/Pierre Huyghe(F)/Tyler Whisnand(USA) - SSCL214 (DVD, ‘loud&clear’, Bifrons/Amsterdam 2002) STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "Budapest" (CD, GROB 315, 2001) STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "ac/dB[hayden]" (CD, GROB 316, 2001) STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "ac/dB[hayden]" LP, limited edition STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "unknown song/zone" (feat. Simone Vollenweider, voc.), 7"-Vinyl-Single STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "The Box" ( MULTIGROB 001, 2001 - limited edition!!): "Budapest", "ac/dB[hayden]" plus "unknown song/zone"-Single plus Photos etc. in exclusive box - Mösiöblö - à Robert Filliou, Percaso 19 (CH, 2001) Die Firma [et alt.] - WIM - Radio Days, stv/asm 001 (CH, 1999) STEAMBOAT SWITZERLAND - "Live" (Unit 4104, 1998) SLUDGE 2000 [et alt.] - The Field Recordings 3, X-OR FR3 (NL, 1996) order CDs |
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